Fatal crash profile · Model

Audi A3

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 81
Fatal crashes: 81
Deaths inside: 37
Other deaths: 54

Between 2020 and 2024, 81 vehicles described as Audi A3 were involved in 81 fatal crashes in the United States. 37 people died inside these vehicles and 54 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	12
2021	18
2022	18
2023	20
2024	13

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

41%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Audi: 42%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	4	9
2021	8	11
2022	9	14
2023	13	10
2024	3	10

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 80 percent of the share for Audi: 29%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for Audi: 23%
About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for Audi: 59%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Audi A3	Audi	All vehicles
Driver speeding	23.5%	28.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	27.2%	23.2%	17.7%
At night	56.8%	58.7%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	63
Cloudy	9
Rain	3
Severe Crosswinds	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	34
Dark - Not Lighted	22
Dark - Lighted	20
Dusk	4
Dawn	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
California	17
Florida	11
Colorado	6
Virginia	4
Texas	4
Michigan	4
Washington	4
Maryland	3
Georgia	3
New York	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Audi A3 by model year

2018 10 crashes
2016 21 crashes
2015 10 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 30, 2024	Banning, Riverside County, California	RAMSEY ST	1
Oct 24, 2024	Burton, Genesee County, Michigan	COURT ST	1
Oct 18, 2024	Sacramento County, California	BRADSHAW RD	1
Oct 2, 2024	Berkeley, Alameda County, California	BOLIVAR DR	1
Aug 25, 2024	Lynbrook, Nassau County, New York	SR-27 SUNRISE HWY	1
Jul 14, 2024	Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado	W ALAMEDA AVE	1
Jul 6, 2024	Collier County, Florida	SR-591	1
Jul 5, 2024	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	W CHARLESTON BLVD	1
Apr 24, 2024	Federal Way, King County, Washington	MU-S 320TH ST	1
Apr 21, 2024	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	OSBORNE ST	1
Apr 17, 2024	Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina	I-73	1
Mar 13, 2024	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington	US-2	1
Mar 2, 2024	Elkhart County, Indiana	CR-8	1
Dec 17, 2023	New River, Maricopa County, Arizona	I-17	1
Nov 23, 2023	San Bernardino County, California	SR-247 OLD WOMAN SPRINGS RD	2
Nov 20, 2023	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana	MU-NORRIS FERRY ROAD	1
Nov 8, 2023	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SW 56TH ST	2
Oct 13, 2023	Palm Beach County, Florida	MU-NW 51ST ST	1
Oct 12, 2023	Prince George's County, Maryland	US-301 CRAIN HWY	1
Sep 23, 2023	Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California	MISSION BLVD	1
Sep 20, 2023	Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan	US-31 CHARLEVOIX RD	1
Sep 8, 2023	Pitkin County, Colorado	SR-82	1
Aug 21, 2023	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	SR-413 DURHAM RD	1
Aug 19, 2023	Austin, Travis County, Texas	MU-LAMAR BLVD	1
Jun 25, 2023	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	MU-NATIONAL ST	1

Compare Audi A3 with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.